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Mitsubishi's 31 percent sales rise in April 2008

May 15th 2008 00:15

Mitsubishi Outlander VRX

A good piece of news has finally emerged from Mitsubishi Australia after the demise of the locally-produced 380 sedan with reports of a 31 per cent increase in sales of its imported product line-up during the month of April.

Thanks to all-time record April sales of light commercial and sports utility vehicles including the Outlander, Pajero, Triton and Express models, a year-to-date increase of 19.6 per cent across the imported range has been recorded.

Mitsubishi Outlander

A company record total sales of these models of 3,141 vehicles is up 965 units or 44.3 per cent on the same month last year.

Robert McEniry, President and CEO of MMAL said: “Our practical light commercial and four-wheel drive vehicles, particularly the Triton utility and Outlander compact SUV, continue to enjoy burgeoning sales. With the launch of the new 2.5-litre diesel two-wheel drive Triton, we expect to see this expansion continue."

Mitsubishi’s compact all-wheel drive Outlander registered its best-ever April result with 824 sales while the all-new Lancer small-car sedan also sold strongly with a total of 1,317 vehicle sales recorded.

Overall, the company has recorded total sales of 5,007 vehicles during April - a 15.8 per cent increase over April 2007 and a 7.7 per cent increase on a year-to-date basis - with sales growth tipped to continue in the next few months as some hot new models, including the Lancer Evolution, Lancer RalliArt and Lancer Sportback hits Australian showrooms.

[Source: Mitsubishi]

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Nissan GT-R cracks 7min 30sec barrier at Nurburgring

May 2nd 2008 11:15

The all-new Nissan GT-R - affectionately known here as the 'Godzilla' - has cracked the 7min 30sec mark at the famous Nurburgring circuit in Germany with a blistering time of 7min and 29seconds.

Previously, the GT-R lapped the famous racetrack in an impressive time of 7min and 38sec during testing but GT-R chief test driver Tochio Suzuki knew there were more precious seconds to be shaved from that time given the dampness of the track at the time.

So Suzuki returned to the 'ring in mid-April with a JDM-spec base specification car fitted with stock standard tyres and was greeted with a nice, dry track. The GT-R revelled in the near ideal conditions and proceeded to post a stunning time of 7min and 29sec - one of the fastest times for a production car ever!

Kazutoshi Mizuno, Nissan’s chief vehicle engineer said: "At last year’s testing, we were frustrated by the conditions at the Nürburgring, always believing that the GT-R could go under seven minutes 30 seconds,

“Below seven minutes 30 seconds, the GT-R proves it is among the fastest mass-production cars in the world. We set out to build a multi-performance supercar accessible to anyone, anytime and anywhere - I believe the GT-R has delivered that promise.”

WIth Australian prices tipped to be around the $150,000 - $170,000 mark when it eventually goes on sale here, it might not be 'accessible to anyone' but it certainly is a HUGE bargain for a car that boasts Ferrari/Lamborghini/Porsche beating performance.

Learn more about the Nissan GT-R here.

The Official Nissan Press Release:

GT-R ACHIEVES UNDER 7:30 AT NÜRBURGRING
- GT-R among the fastest ever production road cars at the 'Ring' -

Nissan today announced that its GT-R supercar achieved a lap time at the infamous Nürburgring in Germany of seven minutes and 29 seconds. Recorded on April 16 and 17, the GT-R used was a base specification car and fitted with the standard Japanese market tyres. Driven by GT-R chief test driver Tochio Suzuki, this latest lap time beats the previous fastest time for the GT-R by nine seconds.

The previous best lap time for GT-R of 7:38, also driven by Suzuki, was one of the fastest laps achieved by a production car despite conditions being slightly damp on two corners.

"At last year's testing, we were frustrated by the conditions at the Nürburgring, always believing that the GT-R could go under seven minutes 30 seconds," said Kazutoshi Mizuno, Chief Vehicle Engineer for GT-R. "Below seven minutes 30 seconds, the GT-R proves it is among the fastest mass-production cars in the world. We set out to build a multi-performance supercar accessible to anyone, anytime and anywhere – I believe the GT-R has delivered that promise."

Deliveries of the all-new GT-R began in Japan in December 2007. Sales in the US and Canada start in July and extend to Europe and other markets over the next 12 months.

[Source: Nissan]

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The UK goes bonkers for Nissan GT-R

April 9th 2008 11:20

Goes fast and sells fast too!

Car nuts over in the UK have understandably gone bonkers over the awesome Nissan GT-R with news that Nissan (UK) racked up approximately 700 customer deposits within the first 48 hours after accepting pre-order reservations for the Japanese supercar

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